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|Proper name = Leo the Lion (獅子座, Shishiza [Romanisation])
 
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|[[File:CS019-368.jpg|thumb|[[Neflite|Nephrite (Neflite)]] recalling his [[youma]] after he successfully traps [[Sailor Moon]] and [[Tuxedo Mask]]]]
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 07:55, 26 November 2009

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Leo the lion holds the distinction as being both Nephrite’s and the Dark Kingdom's (Negaverse’s) first male youma. He also holds the distinction of being the first youma assigned only to kill Sailor Moon. To achieve this, Nephrite sought approval from Queen Beryl for his plan to impersonate and don the appearance of Tuxedo Mask so he could exploit Sailor Moon's “foolish love" by luring her into a trap and learn of her true identity [1] before killing her. As part of his plan, Nephrite’s mails bogus love letters to junior high school students with certain areas of Tokyo (including Usagi (Serena) Tsukino and Rei (Raye) Hino). Unfortunately, his plan fails when one of the high school student's, (Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)) questioned Nephrite, asking him if he was behind the distribution of bogus love letters to the female students. Suspecting that she was Sailor Moon, Nephrite “led her on” to test if she would walk into his trap at the Shinjuku MS Department Store. Not only did Naru Osaka (Molly Baker) correctly figured out that Nephrite wrote the bogus love letters but was naive enough to attend the Shinjuku MS Department Store attend earlier than expected and recognise Nephrite’s alter ego inside the Tuxedo Mask disguise. After confronting her in his Tuxedo Mask outfit demanding that she “reveals herself”, he drained all of her love energy despite the latter pleading that she was not Sailor Moon. "When the masquerade was exposed after he was discovered draining Naru Osaka (Molly Baker) of her energy by her best friend Usagi (Serena) Tsukino, she quickly changed into Sailor Moon to confront Nephrite[2]", "at which point the two long-time adversaries finally met face to face [3]"! Once Nephrite fully revealed his true identity to Sailor Moon, he scares her with an illusion of his clones before creating an illusion of the star Regulus to whom he calls upon its power. The illusion of the star transforms into the constellation of Leo within which the youma of the same name leaps out and begins chasing after Sailor Moon. Had it not been for Tuxedo Mask striking Leo the lion on his face, Sailor Moon would have been fatally wounded. Returning his favour, Sailor Moon helps Tuxedo Mask battle Leo the lion with her Moon Tiara attack, only for it to fail her as it merely stuns the youma. "Upon recovering, the youma continued his pursuit [4]" of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask. He is recalled by Nephrite after he successfully traps the retreating Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask inside an elevator rigged by Nephrite. However, both Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask escape from Nephrite's trap and certain death with the help of Sailor Mercury and an ill Sailor Mars.

Images pertinent to Leo the Lion in the Anime
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Nephrite (Neflite) scares Sailor Moon with an illusion of his clones

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Nephrite's (Neflite's) illusion of the star Regulus

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Sailor Moon observing Nephrite's (Neflite's) illusion of the star Regulus

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Nephrite's (Neflite's) clones manipulating the illusion of the star Regulus I

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Nephrite's (Neflite's) clones manipulating the illusion of the star Regulus II

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Nephrite's (Neflite's) illusion of the star Leo the lion transforming into the constellation Leo the lion I

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Nephrite's (Neflite's) illusion of the star Leo the lion transforming into the constellation Leo the lion II

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The youma Leo the lion appearing from the constellation of its same name I

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The youma Leo the lion appearing from the constellation of its same name II

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The youma Leo the lion awakening

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The youma Leo the lion in all his glory

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Nephrite (Neflite) recalling his youma after he successfully traps Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask

Trivia

  • He is the only undefeated monster of the week in the entire anime. It is possible, however, that he may have been destroyed along with the Dark Kingdom (Negaverse) (along with the other unnamed and unused monsters) when Princess Serenity destroyed Queen Beryl.

References